# Travel to and in Russia

**URL:** <https://forum.russiable.com/t/travel-to-and-in-russia/109>\
**Category:** Travel to Russia\
**Created:** [May 1, 2024, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/travel-to-and-in-russia/109 "2024-05-01T07:55:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Frank](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/travel-to-and-in-russia/109/1 "2024-05-01T07:55:14Z")

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Dear members, I am Frank and I live in The Netherlands. I like to travel to Russia in October. If I am correct the maximum period is due visa 16 days?  
My questions for now are:

- is it possible to travel as a tourist in Russia?
- what is the recommended way to enter Russia?
- is it easy to travel in Russia?

Many question will follow, but I start with this 😊  
Thank you in advance  
Frank

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**Author:** ![antoniob](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@antoniob](https://forum.russiable.com/u/antoniob)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/travel-to-and-in-russia/109/2 "2024-05-01T12:03:56Z")

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the main site of Irina seems comprehensive: [https://russiable.com/](https://russiable.com/)

- of course it’s possible
- from West-Europe, after EU closed flight to Russia, I have just used flights to nearest border crossings then minibus, bus, car:

Storskog after Kirkenes in Norway.. Planes from Oslo arrive around 12:00, minibusses to Murmansk wait outside arrivals, to the right. For instance Borodin minibusses: [https://borodinbus.com/transit](https://borodinbus.com/transit)

Gdansk, Poland: from airport train to downtown main railway station (glowny), busses to Kaliningrad depart from old PKS bus yard, on the other side of the boulevard. From Kaliningrad several daily flights to SPb.

Narva and Luhamaa crossings in Estonia, respectively to SPb and to Pskov, busses from Tallinn.

Riga, Latvia, there’s a route with Ecolines to Pskov

some Telegram channels list people doing the rides with their cars and taking passengers for a fee. In russian.

- yes very easy to travel in Russia, extensive transportation means.

Practically it’s good to:

- get a SIM the day of arrival, at MTS or Megafon or Beeline shop
- a MIR card ie open a bank account. You bring a bunch of cash in € or $, go to Sberbank, exchange to RUB, and deposit on your MIR car. Install the bank app on the phone.

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/travel-to-and-in-russia/109/3 "2024-05-01T22:48:08Z")

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@antoniob great. That is good news. Now I can make plans for travel. I come back with more 'stupid questions. Thanks Antoniob.

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**Author:** ![antoniob](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@antoniob](https://forum.russiable.com/u/antoniob)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/travel-to-and-in-russia/109/4 "2024-05-02T01:01:18Z")

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@Frank  
1- apply for an e-visa covering the expected period of you travel:

> **[Processing of an e-visa - Consular department of MFA of the Russian Federation](https://evisa.kdmid.ru/)**

2- travel. Take cash to cover the period of stay.

again the main site [russiable.com](http://russiable.com) has a clear summary of main practicalities.